Egoísmo
O egoísmo é o oposto do amor cristão. Jesus nos ensinou a negar a nós mesmos, tomar a cruz e segui-lo. A vida cristã é vida de entrega, serviço e generosidade.
Negar-se a si mesmo
Se alguém quer vir após mim, negue-se a si mesmo. O caminho de Cristo é o caminho da auto-entrega e do serviço.
Akabhɨrɨkɨra riribhita rya abhaatʉ hamwɨmwɨ na abhɨɨga bhaazɨ, akabhabhʉʉrɨra, "Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi wʉnʉ areende kuntuna, areenderwa iyangɨ umwene, agege ʉmʉsarabha gwazɨ, antunɨ.
Na rya kabhɨrɨ nɨ-rɨnʉ, ‘Ʉmʉsɨɨgɨ nyarʉbhɨri waazʉ chɨmbu wisɨɨgirɨ aumwene.’ Rɨtareeho iswaja rɨndɨ ikʉrʉ kʉkɨra abhɨrɨ gayo."
Hanʉ Kiriisitʉ aakuurɨ kʉmʉsarabha, eteemwa yaanɨ yɨ ɨkarɨ ɨkakwa. Nangʉ mʉhʉru nɨrɨ, nawe ɨtarɨ chɨmbu naarɨ ɨkarɨ, kʉ kʉbha Kiriisitʉ ana niinyɨ. Ubhwikari bhʉnʉ nɨnabhwɨ ribhaga rɨnʉ, niriikara kubhwisirirya muMwana wa Mungu. Ewe akansɨɨga na akahurucha ubhwikari bhwazɨ kwa niinyɨ korereke antuuryɨ.
Mʉtakora ingʼana ryʉryʉsi kwɨ ɨkɨnyawɨɨtʉ nʉʉrʉ kubhwiyungi. Nawe mʉbhɨ nu ʉbhʉnyʉʉhu na kʉbhara abhandɨ bhanagu bhʉkʉngʼu kʉkɨra imwɨ.
Nawe nɨtakʉbhara ubhwikari bhwanɨ kʉbha ne-kegero cha nzobhooro kwa niinyɨ, arɨɨbhɨ nɨtamarirɨ emeremo gɨnʉ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Yɨɨsu antɨɨrɨ nekore. Emeremo giyo nɨ-kʉragɨrɨra abhaatʉ Ɨngʼana Ɨnzʉmu yɨ ɨbhɨgʉngi bhya Mungu.
Viver para os outros
Ninguém busque o próprio interesse, mas o do próximo. O amor não busca os seus próprios interesses.
Ʉmʉʉtʉ ataangarɨra ganʉ gakʉmʉsakirya ewe umwene, nawe aangarɨrɨ ganʉ gakʉsakirya abhakɨndichazɨ.
Ʉbhʉsɨɨgi bhʉrakora ʉmʉʉtʉ abhɨ mwigumirirya, ʉmʉzʉmu, ataana rihari, abhɨ ataana ubhwiyungi, na ataana kisiraani. Ʉbhʉsɨɨgi bhʉrakora ʉmʉʉtʉ abhɨ arasʉʉka abhandɨ, bhʉtakokora kwiseega amangʼana gaazɨ ageene, nʉʉrʉ kwigatana bhwangʉ, nʉʉrʉ kʉbhɨɨka ʉbhʉrʉrʉ mokoro.
Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi gatɨ waanyu atiikangirirya kʉbha anu ubhwʉbhʉʉri. Arɨɨbhɨ ʉmʉʉtʉ ariirore anu ubhwʉbhʉʉri mʉʉsɨ yɨnʉ, abhɨ ariikorya mogeege korereke abhone ubhwʉbhʉʉri bhwa amaheene.
Itwʉsi tʉkajɨ kokora amangʼana go okozomera bhanyarʉbhɨri bhɨɨtʉ igʉrʉ wu ubhwera bhwabhʉ, korereke bhanagɨ mubhwisirirya bhwabhʉ.
Ahagero hʉʉsi hanʉ hana rihari nɨ ɨkɨnyawɨɨtʉ, hayo neho rirɨgɨ na amabhɨ agandɨ gʉʉsi garɨ.